[–] 4 points 10 hours ago* (1 child)

yeah that feels like absolute nonsense considering that the native name for ireland is "eire", "ireland" and "irish" are barely even exonyms, just respellings of the same words.

If it is true then it's a legendarily terrible slur, like a bully in the boys' changing room going "i bet you like girls, LOSER"

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  • [–] 13 points 10 hours ago (1 child)

    eh, a lot of what we consider to be features of "aging" are actually just kinda straight up damage, like from smoking and spending a ton of time in the sun without sunscreen (hence why old-timey/poor farmers are stereotypically leathery and a bit wrinkly even before they become old).

    We shouldn't feel bad about a couple wrinkles, but looking like a worn leather sofa in your 50's is just kind of sad.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 hours ago

    i'm in the group who knows very well who he is, but i genuinely can't remember if i ever actually watched one of his videos. I very well might have but i also might have just picked everything up from references and clips in other people's videos.. slightly bizarre

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  • [–] 1 point 11 hours ago

    what does that have to do with anything? the current state of things isn't an argument against changing, lol.
    if you went around following that logic you'd just keep sitting on the toilet forever because, well that's what you're currently doing so hey why change it?

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  • [–] 1 point 12 hours ago (1 child)

    it's one of those things that are just kind of physically optimal, like how we still use flour and bake bread.
    they move such an absurd amount of weight that no other mode of shipping can compare, and sending them down a hill is effectively just a weird form of battery power. (you charge it by moving them up the hill, then discharge as it goes down).

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